National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan

The National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan, also known as Junbish-i-Milli, is a socialist political party in Afghanistan that was founded in 1992. The party was founded by former communists and Islamists; its founder, the warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum, was a former general of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan's army. The party was center-left and secular, and the party's main base of support came from Uzbeks in Jowzjan, Balkh, Faryab, Sar-e Pol, and Samangan. The militia was one of the main contenders in the Afghan Civil War, joining the Northern Alliance during its war with the Pashtun Taliban in the south. In June 2016, the Junbish-i-Milli militia was accused of killing, abusing, and looting civilians in Faryab Province, and the party was criticized for its alleged human rights abuses.